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And Klopp is wary of the challenge his side face when the Toffees come to Anfield.

“The next game is against Everton, they have come from behind [in the table] and it is quite impressive, so it is not only a derby, it’s another very important game,” Klopp said.

“Now we will send the boys all over the world to their national teams, hopefully they come back healthy and then we will go again.

“The problem is, if you do something like this [draw at City] usually it is really positive, but in our case it is not only because it means we could have done better in the other games.

“In a few of them, yes, but not in all of them because of different reasons.”

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Antonio Conte's Chelsea sit 10 points clear at the top of the table

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Everton visit Liverpool after the international break

While teams at the top have all struggled at times this season, Klopp believes Antonio Conte’s Chelsea deserve to be at the top.

“There is one outstanding side this year – an outstanding and consistent side – and they will be champions probably,” he added.

“That is then well deserved and all the rest fight with all they have for the Champions League. We are one of these sides and that’s good.

“If you do it, it’s a success and if we don’t do it, we will be disappointed, but we would not stop working and would not stop believing in this project. We are really convinced about the circumstances we have and we want to use it.”